Flights Orlando → Fort Myers
MCO → RSW
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Fort Myers operates with a fleet of Saab SF340A/B aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 58%. With an average delay time of 20.1 minutes, the route sees approximately 140 flights annually, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly ten million passengers per year.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Orlando (MCO) → Fort Myers (RSW) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 147 flights monitored in recent months, 57% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.68%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fort Myers the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Myers: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Fort Myers (RSW) heads south for about 215 km, a flight time of roughly 41m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 58% of MCO-RSW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Myers it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 147 tracked MCO-RSW flights, 57% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 0.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-RSW
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Fort Myers (RSW) route, on-time performance is 57% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 147 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Fort Myers is 0.68% across 147 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
